We have a pecan tree but the squirrels eat all the nuts and throw the shells down. We did once have a black walnut tree and I remember we did get some of them. I remember the smell better than the taste.

Oh, this brings back memories. My dad had a workshop out in a shed, and had a vice on one of the work tables. YEARS after he died, my nephews and I (as children) decided to crush black walnuts in that vice (unbeknownst to our moms). We had walnut stain all over our hands, and our moms didn’t find anything to take it off. Just time…!

To hull black walnuts, I leave them in the garbage cans until they are real gooey. Then I put them in an elevated soil sifter made of 1/2″ hardware cloth. I don my rubber rain-gear, pants, parka and gloves, to power wash them. I blast them clean, dry them on the lawn and put them in the root cellar until I am stuck indoors with nothing else to do. (sometimes years)